MMA As I See It

Dana White came out to a crowd of 3000 Irish fans while wearing an Irish shirt. The event started in traditional fashion with a closer look at the two men in the main event at UFC 189, then the home town hero came out. Connor McGregor came out to a deafening roar of the crowd while the UFC Featherweight Champion was met with a sea of boos. But that wasn't the loudest moment of the press conference. McGregor threw respect of the champ out the window (again) and grabbed the championship belt away from José Aldo and that sent the crowd into a complete frenzy. It took more than Dana White to separate the two featherweights and Aldo made sure he got his belt out of his challengers hands before he sat back down. There was a young man that asked Connor McGregor to respect the champion because it was going to rile him up and turn Aldo into an animal, but McGregor brushed off the advise and continued to send verbal assaults on the champ even making a prediction on the fight saying "o...

The UFC's Women's Bantamweight Champion added another platform to her portfolio. She not only attended Wrestle Mania 31, she became part of the show. Rousey joined The Rock and began to throw members of the WWE Universe around. This had many mma fans asking "Why is Ronda Rousey on WWE?" This is nothing new for the WWE. There have been plenty of times they used star athletes to create a buzz around their biggest event of the year. Mike Tyson served as a special enforcer at Wrestle Mania 14 while Floyd "Money" Mayweather had a match against The Big Show at Wrestle Mania 24. This has served as a great way to create more awareness of the big event...and it worked. The MMA world has heard all about Rousey's appearance in professional wrestling which has brought names like Brock Lesnar and more recently Phillip Brooks(CM Punk) to the UFC. Ronda Rousey has grown in popularity since taking the throne as "The Baddest Female on The Planet." Her app...

Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone made short work of his latest sparing partner. If he can do this against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 187 he can be sure he will be next in line to take on Rafael Dos Anjos. Click here to see Cowboys Knock out his sparing partner

Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino has signed a deal with Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC and has wasted no time in calling out the Women's Bantamweight Champion. Cyborg took to social media and released the following statement aimed at the undefeated champ. “Your excuses to not fight me are going down as fast as you will when I catch you in the Octagon. Stop irresponsibly accusing me of using anabolic steroids. I am clean! You know that I’ve passed several tests, a lot of them surprise ones. Let’s do Olympic testing, like Pacquiao and Mayweather , and then you’ll have one less excuse to hide behind. Lorenzo hired me, I’m back and I’m coming after you. After we fight, you will either retire and go make movies or you’re going to run to the flyweight division, like you ran away from me at featherweight. You’re never going to be the best until you face the best. Show up, it takes two to make a fight. Don’t be scared. Fans see me out her...

During training on Monday, TJ Dillashaw sustained a fractured rib that will force him out of his rematch with # 1 contender Renan Barao in Montreal on April 25. Dana White made the announcement on a L.A Radio station. There is no date for the rematch as of yet. This is the second time the rematch has been rescheduled. The last rematch did not take place because of weight cut issues by Barao.

Damian Maia started the fight in typical fashion. He was able to get a takedown early in the first round and do what he does best. Maia passed the guard of LaFlare with and flatten his undefeated challenger. But LaFlare was able to survive a number of strikes by Maia to make it to the second round. The second round was much the same. Maia was able to finish a take down early in the round and continue to dominate on the ground. But LaFlare did demonstrate good defense and survived another round but extorted  a lot of energy. It was in the beginning of the third round that LaFlare was able to stuff a take down by Maia. Another attempt by the Brazilian resulted in LaFlare taking top position. It wasn't long before the black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was able to reverse the position and end up on top. In-between the third and fourth round, LaFlare's corner told him "you're a wrestler, don't let him take you down." In the fourth round LaFlare was able to ...

At UFC Fight Night Maia vs LaFlare, Erick Silva came in as the heavy favorite over Josh Koscheck who took this fight just three weeks after losing to Jake Ellenberger at UFC 184. In his first fight in Brazil, Koscheck moved forward with a hard right hand that backed Silva up against the cage where the grappling game began. Referee Mario Yamasaki did not see enough action and broke it up. Both fighters then looked for a huge punch but Silva was the first to get it. A hard right hand knocked Koscheck to the ground, but after only a sort time there Koscheck was able to get back on his feet. Silva continued to push forward and was able to land hard punches that hurt the veteran. With Koscheck up against the cage and taking damage, he attempted a single that left his neck exposed and gave Silva the opportunity to wrap up a tight guillotine choke. At 4:21 of the first round, Koscheck had no option but to tap.

During the UFC 189 World Tour Press conference we learned that UFC 190 will be held in Brazil. The main event on that card will feature Ronda Rousey defending her Women's Bantamweight Championship against Brazil's own Bethe Correia. In typical pioneer fashion, Rousey will be the first American champion to defend a title in Brazil. According to Dana White, Rousey asked for the fight against Correia and wanted the fight to take place in Corriea's backyard. Both female fighters will be entering this contest with an undefeated record adding an extra element to the fight. But this fight goes beyond records for Rousey. Correia has had dominant victories against Rousey's team dubbed "The Four Horse Women" and after every victory Correia put four fingers up and collapsed a single digit for every member of the team that she has defeated. This does not sit well with the champion, making this fight personal. When asked at the press event at Rio about the challengers ta...

The name Mike Tyson is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the UFC Women's Bantamweight Division. But that name gets thrown around a lot after a dominant victory by the champion Ronda Rousey. With four of her last five title defenses ending in the first round, and her latest ending in 14 seconds its no wonder why she's compared to "The Baddest Man on the Planet." But there is another name that we hear after a successful title defense by the undefeated champion and that is Cris Cyborg. With an impressive record of her own, Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino seems to be the Pacquiao to Rousey's Mayweather (or Mayweather to her Pacquiao....however you see it.) Fight fans on both corners of the octagon want to see this fight and find out who the "Baddest WOMAN on the Planet" is. But for now, this fight will not be taking place and its all over 10 lbs as Cyborg is the Invicta World Featherweight Champion(145 lbs) while R...

The UFC heavyweight division has had no shortage of stars. When you can put a guy to sleep with a single punch, there's no denying fight fans will want to see you do it again and again. Junior Dos Santos and Alister Overeem are two of those guys. The question is: why haven't these two guys crossed paths? Junior Dos Santos used an overhand right to become the UFC's heavyweight champ during the first UFC on Fox. After a defense of his title to Frank Mir he would go on to have two more fights with Cain Velasquez.  A total of 50 minutes of fighting at UFC 155 & 166 proved that while not the champion, Junior Dos Santos would be standing in the way of anyone trying to become UFC heavyweight champion.  His last fight took place at UFC fight night in Phoenix, AZ with Stipe Mioci c . JDS would once again go five rounds with a top 10 heavyweight, walking away with a decision victory. Another force to be reckoned with in the Heavyweight division is for Strike Force and F1 divisi...

After his performance at UFC 185, Johnny Hendricks continues to live on top of the welterweight division with a decision win over Matt Brown in a 3 round fight.  It was Robbie Lawler's decision victory over Matt Brown that earned him a title shot against Johnny Hendricks . The question on a lot of people's mind is, was Hendrick's decision win over the same Matt Brown enough to warrant a title shot? Hendricks was dominant throughout the 3 round fight, displaying the great takedown and ground game he is know for. Even when Matt Brown held on to the cage, Hendricks was able to take Brown to the mat and stay on top. While he did defend against several of Brown's attempt, wearing out his opponent in the process, Hendricks simply did not do enough to leave it out of the judges hands. When asked by Joe Rogan during his post fight interview if he was proud of his performance, Hendricks said he should have been able to finish this fight which is what most people were lo...

Even with no signs of GSP's return, the welterweight division is still one of the most exciting in the UFC. In recent years we have seen the division be not only a main event but a co main event on multiple cards. On July 11th we will see a rematch between the champion Robbie Lawler and #2 ranked Rory Macdonald that is sure to keep audiences on their feet. But who else should the UFC put together to keep the division exciting? 1. Johnny Hendricks vs. Tyron Woodley Both Hendricks and Woodley are coming off second-rate performances followed by an unexciting victory. Woodley lost to Rory Macdonald by decision in a 3 round fight at UCF 174 but he followed it up with a KO victory over Dong Hyun Kim and a decision victory over an over weight and sluggish Kelvin Gastelum. Former welterweight champion Johnny Hendricks lost the decision and his belt to Robbie Lawler in their rematch at UFC 181 but won a 3 round decision to Matt Brown at UFC 185. While both fighters have bounced back from a...